Personnel
Surveillance tech leads workers’ comp claims to plummet at NYC construction sites
New technology is cutting workers’ compensation claims and fraud across industries. But in construction, the results are on camera. Working with Arrowsight, a safety technology company specializing in video-based behavioral modification and coaching analytics, specialty cameras are installed around job sites. Those cameras will pick up on things like workers scrambling under a load of […]
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Fewer burritos, more bargains: Consumers flash holiday warning signs
Shoppers walk through Manhattan on Nov. 7, 2025, in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images High-income consumers are trading down, Gen Z is spending less, and low-income shoppers are still struggling, according to many consumer companies that shared their latest quarterly results in recent weeks. Those trends may not bode well for the […]
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Government shutdown back pay headed to federal workers in coming days
U.S. White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett speaks in front of a TV camera at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 13, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Back pay owed to federal workers for the time they were furloughed during the government shutdown is expected to land in their bank accounts early next […]
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Striking Boeing defense workers vote on new contract
FILE PHOTO: A Boeing logo is seen before the opening of the 55th International Paris Airshow at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 13, 2025. Benoit Tessier | Reuters Roughly 3,200 Boeing defense workers were voting Thursday on a new contract that could end a more than three-month strike that has delayed the manufacturer’s […]
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Starbucks workers union launches strike in more than 40 cities on chain’s key holiday sales day
Workers picket in front of a Starbucks outlet in New York City, U.S., Oct. 1, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Starbucks Workers United launched an open-ended strike in more than 40 cities Thursday on Red Cup Day, one of the chain’s biggest sales days of the year. The protest, which the union says involves more than […]
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Airlines warn flight cancellations will continue even after shutdown ends
A sign displaying “Will Vector for Food” is displayed on the control tower as a Southwest airlines flight takes off at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia on November 10, 2025. Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty Images Flight disruptions that have marred air travel for millions of people in recent weeks could […]
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More than 100 lawmakers push Starbucks to resume union negotiations
Starbucks workers and supporters practice picket outside a Starbucks location in New York, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images More than 100 lawmakers urged Starbucks to resume bargaining talks with Workers United, the union representing the coffee giant’s baristas, in letters sent to CEO Brian Niccol on Monday. […]
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Retailers’ holiday hiring to hit lowest level since the Great Recession, says major industry trade group
Shoppers carry bags at Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek, California, US, on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. The Bureau of Economic Analysis is scheduled to release personal spending figures on December 20. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Holiday hiring by retailers is expected to total between 265,000 and 365,000 roles this year, the […]
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Job cuts in October hit highest level for the month in 22 years, Challenger says
Jobseekers during a NYS Department Of Labor job fair at the Downtown Central Library in Buffalo, New York, US, on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Lauren Petracca | Bloomberg | Getty Images Layoff announcements soared in October as companies recalibrated staffing levels during the artificial intelligence boom, a sign of potential trouble ahead for the labor […]
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Starbucks union authorizes open-ended strike as busy holiday season begins
Starbucks baristas gather outside a Starbucks store as they protest against the company during a rally to demand a new contract in New York City, on October 28, 2025. The Starbucks Workers United is fighting for a new contract that delivers improved staffing hours, take-home pay, and on-the-job protections for baristas. (Photo by TIMOTHY A.CLARY […]
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